Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-3182
Published: September 28, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41279
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3182
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Array index error in the logi_dj_raw_event function in drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid kfree) via a crafted device that provides a malformed REPORT_TYPE_NOTIF_DEVICE_UNPAIRED value.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3182
Install update from vendor's website.
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.2.0-70.105, 3.13.0-39.66
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.13.0-39.66~precise1
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.13.0-39.66~precise1
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ad3e14d7c5268c2e24477c6ef54bbdf88add5d36
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141210
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=89
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ad3e14d7c5268c2e24477c6ef54bbdf88add5d36